League Play-Off

Nuova Roma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Sebastião Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Camelleira's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastião Neiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafim Alvarenga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Camelleira's goalkeeper Laerte Motta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Vítor da Fonseca. Serafim Alvarenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vadim Turov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 37 minutes into the game, Josué Baiano threw the ball into play from the sideline. AS Treviso Italia's Benedito Vaz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. AS Treviso Italia's Benedito Vaz suffered a concussion in the 38th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Fred Hoffmann's late challenge caught a AS Treviso Italia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fred Hoffmann helped the player get up and apologised. Fred Hoffmann kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Camelleira's zone, Vadim Turov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laerte Motta came out of the goal and Vadim Turov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AS Treviso Italia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Marcinho Alves hit a great ball. In the 45th match minute, AS Treviso Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdir Borges to make the kick off. Dino do Valle's late challenge caught a AS Treviso Italia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dino do Valle helped the player get up and apologised. After some careless play in the Camelleira defense, Vadim Turov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laerte Motta. The Camelleira fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laerte Motta should have stopped the shot. Serafim Alvarenga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Borges in the 69th minute of play. Richard Nóbrega hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Laerte Motta came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by AS Treviso Italia's Guilherme Valle. But to his dismay, Guilherme Valle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vadim Turov in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laerte Motta saved Camelleira from getting behind. Serafim Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Vadim Turov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th match minute, Camelleira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chiquinho Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Laerte Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vadim Turov in the 87th minute of play. Vadim Turov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Laerte Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcinho Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valdir Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AS Treviso Italia had played much better football throughout.